Robbie Hummel adjusting to life in Spanish basketball league

5:01 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

Former Purdue standout Robbie Hummel.

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Jordan Winnett
| Indianapolis Star

Far from Mackey Arena, former Purdue star Robbie Hummel plays for a team in northwestern Spain, where the language is a mix of Spanish and Portugese - and harder for him to penetrate than any defense on the basketball court.

"The language barrier is tough," Hummel said. "I took Spanish in high school and middle school, but that doesn't do (anything) for you here."

And then there's dinner time. It's common in Spanish culture to eat between 9 and 11 p.m. ...